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VDI questions!

According to the document(Microsoft SQL Server Virtual Backup Device Specification), a VDI program have both client and server side. But the sample is only the client side programing
(including simple,osimple,mthread,mprocess,snapshot etc.). so my question is : where is the server side? Does the SQL Server Agent do everything? If so,what’s the use of those server side functions??? Is it useless?? Where could we use them?? Thanks for reply!^v^

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=416f8a51-65a3-4e8e-a4c8-adfe15e850fc&DisplayLang=en specifies :
Independent software vendors (ISVs) can use the Virtual Backup Device application programming interface (API) to integrate SQL Server into their products. This API is engineered to provide maximum reliability and performance, and to support the full range of SQL Server backup and restore functionality, including all hot and shadow-copy backup capabilities.
On the server side the backup schedule task will be taken care by SQLAgent, which is by default. I’m new to this API, may be you need to wait for other peers who might use this tool. HTH Satya SKJ
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Thanks a lot and could you tell me what’s the use of server side functions? how to use it? I am still puzzled about those useless functions. and do you know where can I find some article or code sample about VDI??? thanks again.

To be precise I don’t see any server based compnents in this tool and I will not use this anyway, but IMHO better to contact MS SUpport for search under MSDN newsgroups for correct information. Satya SKJ
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